Picture Perfect Pear Guide: All You Need to Know About Growing, Harvesting, Cooking, and Eating Delicious Pears
Picture Perfect Pear Guide: All You Need to Know About Growing, Harvesting, Cooking, and Eating Delicious Pears
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Welcome to the adventure of growing your own pear trees! Apples are one of the most popular fruits, but pears aren’t far behind. Delicious, nutritious, and portable—pears are a perfect choice for the home gardener. Now, planting and nurturing pear trees does require… READ MORE
Pear trees flourish in temperate climates the world over. This delicious fruit is packed with vitamins and minerals, low in calories, and high in versatility. You can eat them whole, poach them, bake them into pies, cakes, muffins, and breads—and there are plenty of cocktail recipes… READ MORE
Pears are temperate-climate fruit trees that thrive in USDA Zones 4 through 8, depending on the variety. European pears (like Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou) prefer Zones 5–7. Asian pears (the crisp, apple-like ones) are a bit hardier and can handle Zones 4–9. Here’s how that breaks down by state: USDA Zone Range Examples of States… READ MORE
There are two basic types of pear trees: European and Asian. The European pear trees (Pyrus communis) are what you probably think of when you think pear—these trees produce a pear-shaped fruit with a delicate texture. The pears may be yellow, red, or brown; their skin may be russeted or smooth. READ MORE
While our focus is on pear trees that bear fruit that humans can enjoy, it is worth mentioning the Bradford and Callery flowering pear trees. They’re lovely to look at, but their fruits are tiny and hard. Growers brought the Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the U.S. in 1909 to help limit the spread of fire blight in pear orchards; Callery flowering pears are very resistant to fire blight. READ MORE
